Self Completed Questionnaires

Question 1

Give two practical adv of self completed questionnaires

Answer 1

• cheap

- easy to access population being studied

Question 2

Name 1 ethical advantage of self completed questionnaires

Answer 2

Ensure people have consent

Question 3

Give 2 theoretical adv of self completed questionnaires

Answer 3

• higher chance of being representative

- data can be easily quantified if closed questions are asked

Question 4

2 disadv of self completed questionnaires

Answer 4

• no certainty that correct person has completed the questionnaire
• costs as incentive are needed

Question 5

Give two theoretical issues with self completed questionnaires

Answer 5

• low response rate = distort data

- close questions = lack of depth = validity

Question 6

Give an example of a study that was conducted using self completed questionnaires

Answer 6

Callender & Jackson
- researched everyones attitude toward debt and how it influenced their decision to go into uni
= low response rate (55% replied)
= measurable data